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Equation 21 · Part 3 · A Reference Frame Becomes Classical by Publishing Its Orientation

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ρR(e)\rho_R(e)
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What this part means

The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.

Its job in the formula

A subscript distinguishes a version, component, step, or member of a quantity. It does not automatically mean multiplication.

The passage around this formula

This is a definition. e is the identity orientation, URU_R is a unitary representation of G , and ρR(e)\rho_R(e) is the chosen fiducial state. Nothing in the equation makes g absolute. Changing the reference frame by h changes the coordinate label and representation together.

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A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.

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